Seaport Research Partners
Seaport Research Partners is the equity research platform of Seaport Global Securities, a privately held New York investment bank and broker-dealer. Launched in 2021, it houses senior analysts who run their own research franchises and serve a select group of institutional clients.
Activity24M
RatingsPrice targetsKey figures
- Stocks covered
- 112M
- Actions
- 112M
- Ratings / Price targets
- 1 / 0
- Upgrades / Downgrades
- 0 / 1
- Buy-rated
- 0%of 1 rated
- On record
- Jan 2025 – Dec 2025
Overview
As of 2026, Seaport's 27 senior analysts and strategists cover 10 sectors and about 60 industries, including consumer, energy, financial services, industrials, materials, technology and utilities, alongside macro strategy and special situations. Seaport Global's roughly 210 sales and trading professionals distribute the research to more than 4,000 institutional accounts. Analysts run their own research practices, with compensation tied to the long-term value of those businesses, while the platform manages distribution and compliance.
Seaport Global traces to The Seaport Group, co-founded in April 2001 by Michael Meagher and Stephen C. Smith and focused on distressed-debt and credit sales and trading. Its broker-dealer launched Seaport Research Partners in April 2021 with 16 analysts averaging 20 years of experience. By August 2025, when it hired strategists Jonathan Golub and Patrick Palfrey, both formerly of UBS, the platform had 27 senior analysts and strategists.
Milestones
- 2001
The Seaport Group founded in New York
- 2021
Seaport Research Partners launched with 16 analysts
- 2025
Hires Jonathan Golub as chief equity strategist
Firm facts
- Legal name
- Seaport Global Securities LLC
- Type
- Boutique
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Parent
- Seaport Global Holdings LLC
- Co-Founder and Co-Head, Seaport Research Partners
- Timothy Arthurs
- Rating scale
- BuyNeutralSell12–18 months
- Website
- seaportrp.com
Research philosophy
The best ideas don't come from hierarchy, they come from experienced professionals empowered to think independently and act like owners.
Seaport Research Partners encourages analysts to question consensus views and develop independent investment judgments. It says it gives priority to experienced analysts' judgment and the quality of their ideas over the volume of research they publish.
Rating methodology
Analysts publish Buy, Neutral and Sell ratings with a 12–18 month outlook.
Coverage12M
Sectors
Most covered24M
| Stock | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|
 AMC Networks Inc.AMCX | Neutral | — |
 Ferroglobe PLCGSM | Neutral | — |
 Liberty Energy Inc.LBRT | Buy | — |
 Shoe Carnival, Inc.SCVL | Neutral | — |
Recent actions
| Date | Stock | Rating action | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2025 | AMC Networks Inc.AMCX | Downgrade | Buy →Neutral |
| Aug 26, 2025 | Shoe Carnival, Inc.SCVL | Downgrade | Buy →Neutral |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Ferroglobe PLCGSM | Downgrade | Buy →Neutral |
| Jan 6, 2025 | Liberty Energy Inc.LBRT | Upgrade | Neutral →Buy |